Fresh Careers at a Leading Nigerian Insurance Company

A leading brand in the Nigerian Insurance industry is in search of a high performing executive to join its governance team.

The company is aligning its strategic objectives to meet the changing demands of the current market landscape and seeks a highly visionary individual to sustain and maintain its technical edge. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Director, Technical

Location: Nigeria

Job Descriptions

• The successful candidate shall be responsible for leading and supervising the technical and underwriting functions of the company.
• He/she shall be responsible and accountable to the Board of Directors through the Managing Director.

Specifically, the successful candidate will:

• Provide effective support to the board in defining the strategic direction and focus of the company
• Lead initiation and implementation of strategies and policies in accordance with board approved priorities for the technical directorate
• Generate business growth opportunities by developing and managing key relationships for enhanced revenue performance
• Provide underwriting philosophies and discipline across all business lines
• Lead and motivate divisional and departmental teams with direct reporting relationship to the office
• Manage and execute high level process development as well as the quantity and quality of work performed by the technical directorate
• Accountable for effective implementation of and adherence to established obligations, contracts and other underwriting commitments
• Annually design, implement and manage underwriting authority, guidelines and approval thresholds
• Responsible for all technical regulatory compliance requirements as set by the National Insurance Commission
• Provide direct oversight for day to day operations of policy administration and insurance operations functions
• Other duties as assigned by the MD/CEO and the board

Qualifications and Attributes

• A first Degree, preferably in Insurance, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Finance or related discipline from a reputable institution
• Professional insurance qualifications i.e. ACII or equivalent
• A Master’s degree in relevant field will be an added advantage
• 15+ years experience in underwriting and business development
• High level strategic thinking capabilities
• Strong numeric and technical skills
• Good team leading and building orientation
• Executive level creativity and innovative competencies
• Proficiency in the use of modern day technology-based service delivery tools

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their current comprehensive Curriculum Vitae prepared as a MS Word/Adobe document to:executivejobs11@gmail.com

Note

• All applicants are guaranteed that their applications will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.